About the Author: Sangita P. Menon Malhan was born in 1967 in Kottayam, Kerala. She has worked as a journalist since 1992 and has been attached to Mid-Day, The Statesman and The Times of India, where she worked from 1994 to 2001; between 1998 and 2001, she was their aviation correspondent. Outside of journalism, she holds an Advanced Diploma in French from the Alliance Francaise (2006) and has worked in the area of translation and interpretation. At present, she works as a freelance editor, translator and teacher.

Teaser: In her author’s note, Menon Malhan writes: “Last year, I saw myself going deep into stories that I hoped could touch the lives of children and the youth, and subtly, also get to adults. I write because my quest is boundless and my involvement with the creative process, fervent and relentless. I wish to contribute to creating something that can impact someone somewhere somehow. If I can do that by sharing with you a theme that has occurred to me, so be it!”